Poaceae in a Brazilian floodplain: floristic checklist and new occurrences

ABSTRACT

This study aims to characterize the grass flora of the Upper Paraná River Floodplain (PIAP) and its environs, located at 22º38'-22º57'S and 53º05'-53º36'W, between the States of Paraná and Mato Grosso do Sul. We analyzed 916 botanical collections obtained from herbaria and fieldwork from 1988 to 2015. The occurrence of 50 genera and 94 species was confirmed, of which 68.08% are native and 31.92% are naturalized. Panicoideae is the most representative subfamily, encompassing 68.08% of the species, followed by Chloridoideae (12.24%) and Bambusoideae (11.22%), whereas Oryzoideae, Arundinoideae and Pooideae represent less than 10% of the species. Most species are perennial (80.85%), herbaceous (77.66%) or arbustive (12.77%), terrestrial (42.55%), or from boggy areas (37.24%). Seven species represent new records for the State of Mato Grosso do Sul, and seven for the State of Paraná.

Keywords:
Gramineae; inventory; lowland; riparian vegetation